A Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut fly together on a SpaceX rocket headed to the International Space Station to be the next long-term crew, demonstrating U.S.-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine war tensions.
As the spacecraft entered Earth orbit, Kikina radioed her thanks to NASA, Roscosmos and their International Space Station partners for “giving us this great opportunity.”Kikina, who had trained in the United States for the flight since spring 2021, was essentially swapping places with a NASA astronaut who took her seat aboard a Russian Soyuz flight to the ISS last month under a new ride-sharing deal signed by NASA and Roscosmos in July.
The mission, designated Crew-5, marks the fifth full-fledged ISS crew NASA has flown aboard a SpaceX vehicle since the private rocket venture founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk began sending U.S. astronauts aloft in May 2020. Commander Mann, a U.S. Marine Corps colonel and combat fighter pilot, is also among the first group of 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, aimed at returning humans to the moon later this decade.
The Crew-5 team will be welcomed by seven existing ISS occupants — the Crew-4 team consisting of three Americans and an Italian astronaut — as well as two Russians and the NASA astronaut who flew with them to orbit on a Soyuz flight. NASA-Roscosmos relations have been tested since Russia invaded Ukraine in February and the United States imposed sweeping sanctions against Moscow.
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